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NET DECEMBER 2018 (SOLUTION)
BOOKLET CODE ‘A’
INSTRUCTIONS
1. You have opted for English as medium of question. This Test Booklet contains seventy five (20 Part ‘A’
+25 Part ‘B’ +30 Part ‘C’). Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
You are required to answer a maximum of 15, 20 and 20 questions from part ‘A’ ‘B’ and ‘C’
respectively. If more than required number of questions are answered, only first 15, 20, 20 questions in
Part ‘A’ ‘B’ and ‘C’ respectively, will be taken up for evaluation.
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wrong answer.
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best answer.
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PART A
Q1. A rectangular photo frame of size 30 cm 40 cm has a photograph mounted at the centre leaving
a 5cm border all around. The area of the border is
Q2. At a birthday party, every child gets 2 chocolates, every mother gets 1 chocolate, while no father
gets a chocolate. In total 69 persons get 70 chocolates. If the number of children is half of the
number of mothers and fathers put together, then how many fathers are there?
(a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 69
Ans. : (a)
Solution: Let numbers of child, mother and father be C , M and F respectively.
Given, C M F 69
2C M F
2C M 70
Solving above we get
C 23 M 29 F 22
Q3. What is the value of 12 22 32 42 52 .... 17 2 182 192 ?
(a) 5 (b) 12 (c) 95 (d) 190
Ans. : (d)
Solution: S 12 22 32 42 52 62 ... 17 2 182 192
S 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 ... 17 18 17 18 19
9
3 7 ... 35 192 3 35 192 190
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Q4. The curves of y 2 x and y 4 x intersect each other at
2
or, x 0 , or x 2
so, two points of Intersections.
Q5. The diameters of the pinholes of two otherwise identical cameras A and B are 500 m and
200 m , respectively. Then the image in camera A will be
(a) sharper than in B (b) darker than in B
(c) less sharp and brighter than in B (d) sharper and brighter than in B
Ans. : (c)
Solution: smaller the aperture diameter, greater the sharpness of an image.
Q6. If D ABC BCA CAB , where A, B and C are decimal digits, then D is divisible by
(a) 37 and 29 (b) 37 but not 29
(c) 29 but not 37 (d) neither 29 nor 37
Ans. : (b)
Solution: D 100 A 10 B C 100 B 10C A 100C 10 A B
37 3 A B C
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Solution: Given set of observed values is:
60, 65, 65, 70, 70, 70, 70,82,85,90,95,95,100,160,160
Total observed values 15
Median 82 (21 8th position)
Mode 70 (observed values with highest frequency)
1337
Mean 89
15
Q8. A circular running track has six lanes, each 1 m wide. How far ahead (in meters) should the
runner in the outermost lane start from, so as to cover the same distance in one lap as the runner
in the innermost lane?
(a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 36
Ans. : (b)
Solution: Let 1st track radius = r m
Then last track radius r 5 m
Q9. In an examination 100 questions of 1 mark each are given. After the examination, 20 questions
are deleted from evaluation, leaving 80 questions with a total of 100 marks. Student A had
answered 4 of the deleted questions correctly and got 40 marks, whereas student B had
answered 10 of the deleted questions correctly and got 35 marks. In this situation
(a) A and B were equally benefited (b) A and B lost equally
(c) B lost more than A (d) A lost more than B
Ans. : (c)
Solution: Out of 80 questions,
40
A ’s correct numbers of solutions 32
100
35
B ’s correct numbers of solution 28
100
Had 20 questions not been deleted,
A ’s total correct solutions 32 4
B ’s total correct solution 28 10 38
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Q10. A tourist drives 20 km towards east, turns right and drives 6 km , then drives 6 km towards west.
He then turns to his left and drives 4 km and finally turns right and drives 14 km . Where is he
from his starting point?
(a) 6 km towards east (b) 20 km towards west
(c) 14 km towards north (d) 10 km towards south
Ans. : (d)
Solution: From figure, it is evident that he is 10 km towards south
20 km
S
6 km 6 km
4 km
F
14 km
Q11. If ‘SELDOON’ means ‘NOODLES’ then what does ‘SPUOS’ mean?
(a) SALAD (b) SOUPS (c) RASAM (d) ONION
Ans. : (b)
Solution: Interchanging first alphabet with last one, we get NOODLES from SELDOON. Similarly,
S PU O S S OU P S
Q12. An ideal pendulum oscillates with angular amplitude of 300 from the vertical. If it is observed at
a random instant of time, its angular deviation from the vertical is most likely to be
(a) 00 (b) 100 (c) 200 (d) 300
Ans. : (d)
Q13. In the context of tiling a plane surface, which of the following polygons is the odd one out?
(a) Equilateral triangle (b) Square
(c) Regular pentagon (d) Regular hexagon
Ans. : (c)
Solution: While tiling a plane surface, there must be n polygons all of item meeting at each vertex
2
point, this implies the interior angle of each of them must be , when n is a positive integer
n
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For n 5 (Pentagons)
2
We have interior angle , which is not possible
5
For a regular polygon: Not possible.
For n 3 (hexagons)
This will need to have three regular hexagons meeting at each vertex: Possible
For n 4 (squares)
This has four squares meeting at each vertex: Possible
For n 6 (equilateral triangle)
2
In this case polygons need to have angles
6 3
So, this tiling will have six triangles meeting at each vertex.
Q14. Scatter plots for pairs of observations on the variables x and y in samples A and B are shown
in the figure.
y y
A B
x x
Which of the following is suggested by the plots?
(a) Correlation between x and y is stronger in A than in B
(b) Correlation between x and y is absent in B
(c) Correlation between x and y is weaker in A than in B
(d) y and x have a cause - effect relationship in A but not in B
Ans. : (a)
Solution: As there is positive correlation in sample A while little or no in sample B .
Q15. Two solutions X and Y containing ingredients A, B and C in proportions a : b : c and c : b : a ,
respectively, are mixed. For the resultant mixture to have A, B and C in equal proportion, it is
necessary that
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ca ab a b ca
(a) b (b) c (c) c (d) b
2 2 2 2
Ans. : (d)
Solution: Let x unit of X 2nd y units of Y are mixed together.
Then in resultant solution:
ax cy
A (i)
abc
bx by
B (ii)
abc
cx ay
C (iii)
abc
If A, B and C are equal, then solving (i) and (iii), we get x y
Also, as A B C , this implies
ax cy bx by
abc abc
purity x , we obtain,
ac
a c b b or, b
2
Q16. Find the missing figure in the following sequence.
?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
Ans. : (c)
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Solution: It is obvious from the trend in figures that missing figure will have one ' ' and . So
correct choice is (c).
Q17. In triangle ABC , AB 11, BC 61, AC 60 , and O is the mid-point of BC . Then AO is
A
B C
O
(Not to scale)
(a) 18.5 (b) 24.0 (c) 30.5 (d) 36.0
Ans. : (c)
Solution: It is obvious the given triangle is a right triangle as 102 602 612 , with A .
2
From the property of a right angled triangle: A
60
AO OB OC
If O is mid-point of hypotenuse. B C
O
61 61
So, AO 30.5
2
Q18. Areas of three parts of a rectangle are given in unit of cm 2 . What is the total area of the rectangle?
(a) 18
3 9
(b) 24
(c) 36 6
(d) 108
Ans. : (c)
Solution: From figure:
xy 3 (i) 3 9
l x y 9 (ii) 6
b y x 6 (iii)
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from (i), xy 3
n C B n C u a n C B
or 32 16 25 n C B C 16 B 25
or n C B 9 7 9 16
Q20. The lift (upward force due to air) generated by the wings and engines of an aircraft is
(a) positive (upwards) while landing and negative (downwards) while taking off.
(b) negative (downwards) while landing and positive (upwards) while taking off
(c) negative (downwards) while landing as well as while taking off
(d) positive (upwards) while landing as well as while taking off
Ans. : (d)
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PART B
a 0 0
Q21. One of the eigenvalues of the matrix e is e , where A 0 0 a . The product of the other
A a
0 a 0
two eigenvalues of e A is
(a) e2a (b) e a (c) e2a (d) 1
Ans. : (d)
Solution: Eigenvalues of matrix A are a, a and a . The product of two other eigenvalues of A are
ea a a 1
Alternativety
eTraceA e1 2 3 det e A
e1 .e2 3 det e A ea .e2 .e3 ea
e2 .e3 1
Q22. The polynomial f x 1 5 x 3 x 2 is written as linear combination of the Legendre
polynomials
1
2
2
P0 x 1, P1 x , P2 x 3x 1 as f x n cn Pn x . The value of c0 is
1 1
(a) (b) (c) 2 (d) 4
4 2
Ans. : (c)
Solution: f x 1 5 x 3 x 2
1 P0 x x P1 x
x2
1
3
2P2 x 1
f x P0 x 5 P1 x 2 P2 x P0 x
2 P0 x 5 P1 x 2 P2 x
c0 P0 x c1 P1 x c2 P2 x c0 2
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dz tanh 2 z
Q23. The value of the integral , where C is a circle of radius , traversed counter-
C z sin z 2
clockwise, with centre at z 0 , is
(a) 4 (b) 4i (c) 2i (d) 0
Ans. : (b)
dz tanh 2 z
Solution: C z sin z
dz i / 2
i i i / 4
z 0,1, 1, ,
4 4
/2 1 0 1 /2
1 2
2 z 2 z 2 z ....
3 5
i / 4
f z 3 15
z
3 3
z z .... i / 2
3!
2 1 2 z
2 2
= 1 z ... 1 ...
z 3 3!
2
b1
tanh 2 tanh 2
As Re z 1 , and Re z 1 ,
i 1 2
Re z 2cosec h
4 4
i 1 2
Re z 2cosec h
4 4
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Solution: From Newton’s second law
dv dv
m v 2 2 dt
dt v m
1
Integrating both sides gives t c
v m
where c is a constant of integration
Since v v0 at t 0 , we obtain
1 1
.0 c c
v0 m v0
1 1
Hence, t
v m v0
1 t 1 v0t m mv0 mv0
v
v m v0 mv0 v0t m m v0t
1
f z dz e dx 0
x
C
1
1 1
f z dz e x dx e x dx
e e 2 2sinh1
1 1
C
1 1
2
Q26. In terms of arbitrary constants A and B , the general solution to the differential equation
d2y dy
x2 2
5 x 3 y 0 is
dx dx
A B
(a) y Bx3 (b) y Ax
x x3
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A B
(c) y Ax Bx3 (d) y 3
x x
Ans. : (d)
Solution: The given equation is Euler-Cauchy differential equation. The characteristic equation of
d2y dy
x2 2
5x 6 y 0
dx dx
is, m 2 4m 6 0 m 3 or m 1
1 1
Thus, y1 x 1 and y2 x 2 3
x x
Therefore the general solution is
A B
y
x x3
k
Q27. In the attractive Kepler problem described by the central potential V r (where k is a
r
positive constant), a particle of mass m with a non-zero angular momentum can never reach the
centre due to the centrifugal barrier. If we modify the potential to
k
V r 3
r r
one finds that there is a critical value of the angular momentum c below which there is no
Ans. : (c)
L2 k
Solution: Veff 2
0
2mr r
L2 k L2
3 2 0 r0
mr r mk
when introduce new potential
L2 k
Veff 2
3
2mr r r
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For critical value
Veff L2 k 3
r mr 3 r 2 r 4
2Veff 3L2 2k 12
5 0
r 2 mr 4 r 3 r
For critical value
3L2 2k 12
4
3
5
0
L 2
L 2
L2
m
mk mk mk
m3 k 4 m2 k
1/ 4
LC 12m 2 k 3 2 12 0
L6 L4
Lc 12m 2 k
1/ 4
Q28. The time period of a particle of mass m , undergoing small oscillations around x 0 , in the
x
potential V V0 cosh , is
L
Ans. : (c)
x
Solution: V V0 cosh
L
V V x
For equilibrium point 0 0 sinh 0
x L L
2V V0
k
x 2 x 0
L2
k 2 V0 mL2
T 2
m T mL2 V0
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Q29. Consider the decay A B C of a relativistic spin- particle A . Which of the following
2
statements is true in the rest frame of the particle A ?
1
(a) The spin of both B and C may be
2
(b) The sum of the masses of B and C is greater than the mass of A
(c) The energy of B is uniquely determined by the masses of the particles
(d) The spin of both B and C may be integral
Ans. : (c)
Q30. Two current-carrying circular loops, each of radius R , are placed z
perpendicular to each other, as shown in the figure.
2I0
The loop in the xy - plane carries a current I 0 while that in the
y
xz -plane carries a current 2I 0 . The resulting magnetic field B
I0
at the origin is x
0l0 ˆ ˆ 0l0 ˆ ˆ
(a) 2jk (b) 2jk
2R 2R
0l0 ˆ ˆ 0l0 ˆ ˆ
(c) 2 j k (d) 2 j k
2R 2R
Ans. : (c)
I
Solution: Field due to loop in xy plane is B1 0 0 zˆ
2R
Field due to loop in xz plane is
2I0
B2 0 yˆ
2R
I
Resultant field B B1 B2 0 0 2 yˆ zˆ
2R
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Q31. An electric dipole of dipole moment P qbiˆ is placed at
q ( L,-b)
qb 3qb
(c) (d)
0 L2 0 L2
Ans. : (c)
1 p cos 00 1 p
Solution: Potential due to dipole V1
4 0 L / 2 2
0 L2
1 q
Potential due to q charge V2
4 0 L / 4 b2
2
1 q
Potential due to q charge V3
4 0 L2 / 4 b 2
1 p 1 qb
Resultant V V1 V2 V3 V
0 L2
0 L2
Hence, correct option is (c)
Q32. A monochromatic and linearly polarized light is used in a Young’s double slit experiment. A
linear polarizer, whose pass axis is at an angle 450 to the polarization of the incident wave, is
placed in front of one of the slits. If I max and I min , respectively, denote the maximum and
minimum intensities of the interference pattern on the screen, the visibility, defined as the ratio
I max I min
, is
I max I min
2 2 2 2 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 3 3
Ans. : (b)
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A xˆ yˆ it i
ˆ 0 eit ; E2 0
Solution: E1 xA e
2 2
y
I E1 E2 E1* E2* E2 A
A0 cos 45 0
2 2 2
I E1 E2 E1 E2* E2 E1* x
E1 A0
A02 A2 A2
A02 1 1 0 e i 0 ei
4 2 2
A02 A02 ei e i 3 A02
I A02 A02 cos
2 2 2 2
5 A02 A2 I I 2
I max , I min 0 V max min
2 2 I max I min 3
Q33. An electromagnetic wave propagates in a nonmagnetic medium with relative permittivity 4 .
The magnetic field for this wave is
H x, y kH
ˆ cos t x 3 y
0
where H 0 is a constant. The corresponding electric field E x, y is
(a)
1
4
0 H 0 c 3iˆ ˆj cos t x 3 y
(b)
1
4
0 H 0 c
3iˆ ˆj cos t x 3 y
(c)
1
4
0 H 0 c
3iˆ ˆj cos t x 3 y
(d)
1
4
0 H 0 c 3iˆ ˆj cos t x 3 y
Ans. : (a)
Solution: E v Kˆ Bˆ
K xˆ 3 yˆ 1 3
K xˆ 3 yˆ K
ˆ xˆ yˆ
K 2 3 2 2 2
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c xˆ 3 yˆ
E
r 2
0 H 0 cos t x 3 y zˆ
c 0 H 0
E
2 4
yˆ 3 xˆ cos t x 3 y
E
1
4
c0 H 0 3 xˆ yˆ cos t x 3 y
Q34. The ground state energy of an anisotropic harmonic oscillator described by the potential
1
V x, y, z m 2 x 2 2m 2 y 2 8m 2 z 2 (in units of ) is
2
5 7 3 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 2
Ans. : (b)
1 1 1
Solution: V x, y, z m 2 x 2 m 2 y 2 m 4 z 2
2 2
2 2 2
x y 2 z 4
1 1 1
Enx ,ny ,nz nx x n y y nz z
2 2 2
For ground state
nx 0, ny 0, nz 0
1 1 1 1 7
2 4 1 2 4
2 2 2 2 2
Q35. The product x p of uncertainties in the position and momentum of a simple harmonic
oscillator of mass m and angular frequency in the ground state 0 , is . The value of the
2
product x p in the state, e ipˆ / 0 (where is a constant and p̂ is the momentum operator)
is
m 2 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 m 2
Ans. : (c)
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Q36. Let the wavefunction of the electron in a hydrogen atom be
1 2 1
r 200 r 211 r 100 r
6 3 6
where nlm r are the eigenstates of the Hamiltonian in the standard notation. The expectation
Total energy is 2 E0 1 4 E0 6 E0
For first excited state configuration, 1 particles has engine E0 and 2 particle has engine 4 E0
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Total energy 1 E0 2 4 E0 9 E0
22
Lowest two energy levels are 6 E0 ,9 E0 respectively, where E0
2mL2
Q38. The heat capacity CV at constant volume of a metal, as a function of temperature, is T T 3 ,
where and are constants. The temperature dependence of the entropy at constant volume is
1
(a) T T 3 (b) T T 3
3
1 1 1 1
(c) T T 3 (d) T T 3
2 3 2 4
Ans. : (a)
Solution: CV T T 3
dQ CV dT
dS
T T
dS T dT
2
1
S T T 3
3
2
Q39. The rotational energy levels of a molecule are E 1 , where 0,1, 2,... and I 0 is its
2I0
moment of inertia. The contribution of the rotational motion to the Helmholtz free energy per
molecule, at low temperatures in a dilute gas of these molecules, is approximately
2
2
(a) k BT 1 (b) k BTe I 0 k BT
I 0 k BT
2
(c) k BT (d) 3k BTe I 0 k BT
Ans. : (d)
2
Solution: E 1 0,1, 2,...
2I0
2 1
z 2 1 e 2 I0
0
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2 1
z 1 2 1 e 2 I 0 k BT
0
1 2
F k BT ln z k BT ln 1 2 1 e 2 I0 kBT
1
x2
ln 1 x x ...
2
For low temperature, higher temperature can be neglected
2 1 2
2
F k BT 2 1 e 2 I 0 k BT
k B T 3 e I 0 k BT
... 3k B T e I 0 k BT
1
Q40. The vibrational motion of a diatomic molecule may be considered to be that of a simple
harmonic oscillator with angular frequency . If a gas of these molecules is at temperature T ,
what is the probability that a randomly picked molecule will be found in its lowest vibrational
state?
(a) 1 e k BT
(b) e 2 k BT
1
(c) tanh (d) cosec h
k BT 2 2 k BT
Ans. : (a)
1
Solution: E n n 0,1, 2,..
2
3 5
k BT
ze 2 k BT
e 2 k BT
e
2 k BT 2 k BT
e e 1
P G.S . 3
1 e k BT
1
e 2 k BT
e 2 k BT
... e 2 kBT 1 e kBT ...
1 e k BT
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Q41. Consider an ideal Fermi gas in a grand canonical ensemble at a constant chemical potential. The
variance of the occupation number of the single particle energy level with mean occupation
number n is
1
(a) n 1 n (b) n (c) n (d)
n
Ans. : (a)
1 z 1
Solution: n k BT / kBT
z V ,T e 1
dn
Variance k BT n 1 n
d V ,T
Note: This may also be divided using simple Bernoulli distribution.
Q42. Consider the following circuit, consisting of an RS flip-flop and two AND gates.
J 1 A S Q
CLK
K 2 B R Q
Which of the following connections will allow the entire circuit to act as a JK flip-flop?
(a) connect Q to pin 1 and Q to pin 2
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Q43. The truth table below gives the value Y A, B, C where A, B and C are binary variables.
v R R
Input Vo
C
0, 0 t C
R
Which of the following graphs best describes the output wave function?
V V
(a) (b)
0, 0 t 0, 0 t
V V
(c) (d)
0, 0 t 0, 0 t
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Ans. : (a)
Solution: In CE transistor output has phase charge of
Q45. A sinusoidal voltage having a peak value of V p is an input to the following circuit, in which the
DC voltage is Vb
R
V
Vp
Input D Output
t
Vb
Assuming an ideal diode which of the following best describes the output waveform?
Vp
(a) (b) Vb
t 0, 0 t
Vb
(c) (d)
Vb Vb
0, 0 t 0, 0 t
Vb
Vp
Ans. : (c)
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PART C
d 2 y x
Q46. The Green’s function G x, x for the equation f x , with the boundary values
dx 2
y 0 0 and y 1 0 , is
1
2 x 1 x , 0 x x 1 x x 1 , 0 x x 1
(a) G x, x (b) G x, x
1
x 1 x 0 x x 1 x 1 x 0 x x 1
2
1
x 1 x , 0 x x 1 x x 1 , 0 x x 1
(c) G x, x 2 (d) G x, x
1
x 1 x 0 x x 1 x x 1 0 x x 1
2
Ans. : (d)
d2y
Solution: f x
dx 2
p x 1
x1 1, y2 x
x 1 x
y1 x, y2 1 x w 1
1 1
A 1
A y1 y2 x
G x, x
x 1 0 x x 1
A y1 y2 x x 1 0 x x 1
Q47. A 4 4 complex matrix A satisfies the relation A† A 4 I , where I is the 4 4 identity matrix.
The number of independent real parameters of A is
(a) 32 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 16
Ans. : (d)
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This shows that B is a unitary matrix. The number of independent real parameters needed to
specify an n n unitary matrix is n 2 . Thus, the number of independent parameter needed to
specify matrix B is 42 16 .
Now, the number of independent parameters needed to specify matrix A is same as that of
matrix B .
Thus the number of independent parameters needed to specify A is 16
Q48. The contour C of the following integral
z 1 z 3
dz
z
3
C
2
25
in the complex z plane is shown in the figure below.
C
1 3
(a) (b)
5 1 3 5 5 1 3 5
(c) (d)
5 1 3 5 5 1 3 5
Ans. : (c)
Solution: z 1,3 are branch points is not a branch point 1 branch cut 3
1
Q49. The value of the integral
0
x 2 dx , evaluated using the trapezoidal rule with a step size of 0.2 , is
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x f x
x0 0 0
x1 0.2 0.04
x2 0.4 0.16
x3 0.6 0.36
x4 0.8 0.64
x5 1.0 1.00
0.2
I 0 2 0.04 0.16 0.36 0.64 1 0.1 2.4 1 0.34
2
1 dx
2
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t0 t0 t0 2 t0 t
1 1 1 x0 1 x02 0 2
A Ldt x 2 dt x 2 dt
2 sin 2 t0 0 2 sin 2 t0 0
cos 2
t dt sin tdt
0 0
2 0
2
1 x02 0 1 x02 t0
t t
2 sin 2 t0 0
cos t dt sin tdt cos 2t dt
2 2
2
0 2 sin t0 t
t0
1 x02 sin 2t0 x02
cot t0
2 sin 2 t0 2 0 2
suitable units. The total time derivative of the dynamical variable p 2 x is
(a) 2p x (b) p 2 x (c) p 2 x (d) x 2 p
Ans. : (a)
Solution: H
p2 x2
2
2
Let say dynamical variable A p 2 x
dA A
A, H
dt t
A dA
It is given 0 A, H
t dt
dA p2 x2 x2 p2
p 2 x, p , 2 x,
dt 2 2 2 2
2 x 22 p
x 2 p 2 p x
2 2
Q52. A relativistic particle of mass m and charge e is moving in a uniform electric field of strength
c
. Starting from rest at t 0 , how much time will it take to reach the speed ?
2
1 mc mc mc 3 mc
(a) (b) (c) 2 (d)
3 e e e 2 e
Ans. : (a)
dp
Solution: e
dt
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p e t c
At t 0 , p 0 , c 0
mv
e t
v2
1 2
c
c
m v c m 2 mc mc
t Put v t t
e v2 2 e 1 3e 3eE
1 1
c2 4
Q53. In an inertial frame uniform electric and magnetic field E and B are perpendicular to each other
2 2
and satisfy E B 29 (in suitable units). In another inertial frame, which moves at a constant
velocity with respect to the first frame, the magnetic field is 2 5kˆ . In the second frame, an
electric field consistent with the previous observations is
(a)
2
7 ˆ ˆ
ij
(b) 7 iˆ kˆ (c)
7 ˆ ˆ
2
i k
(d) 7 iˆ ˆj
Ans. : (a)
2 2
Solution: E B 29
2 2
In another Frame E B 29
2
B 2 5kˆ B 4 5 20 E 49
2
It is given E B so E
7 ˆ ˆ
2
ij
Q54. Electromagnetic wave of angular frequency is propagating in a medium in which, over a band
2
v
of frequencies the refractive index is n 1 , where 0 is a constant. The ratio g of
0 vp
0
the group velocity to the phase velocity at is
2
1 2
(a) 3 (b) (c) (d) 2
4 3
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Ans. : (a)
2
Solution: n 1
02
c 2 / 4 3 4c
n 1 0 2 vp
vp 0 4 3
ck 2 3
n 1 kc
02 02
dk 3 2 02 / 4 1 3 1 d
.c 1 2 1 3 2 vg 4c
d 0 0 4 4 dk
vg 4c
Thus, 3
vp 4c / 3
Q55. A rotating spherical shell of uniform surface charge and mass density has total mass M and
charge Q . If its angular momentum is L and magnetic moment is , then the ratio is
L
Q 2Q Q 3Q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3M 3M 2M 4M
Ans. : (c)
2 2
Solution: I MR 2 , L I MR 2
3 3 z
R sin
Q
4 R 2 Rd
QR 2 / 3 QR 2 3 Q
L 2
MR 2 3 2MR 2M
2
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Q56. Consider the operator Ax Ly pz Lz p y , where Li and pi denote, respectively, the components
of the angular momentum and momentum operators. The commutator Ax , x , where x is the
Ans. : (a)
Solution: Ax Ly pz Lz p y , Ly zpx xpz , Lz xp y ypx
Ax , x Ly pz , x Lz p y , x Ly , x pz Lz , x p y
zpx , x pz ypx , x p y z px , x pz y px , x p y
p2
Q57. A one-dimensional system is described by the Hamiltonian H x (where 0 ). The
zm
ground state energy varies as a function of as
(a) 5/ 3 (b) 2 / 3 (c) 4 / 3 (d) 1/ 3
Ans. : (a)
Solution: Using Bohr-Sommerfield theory,
E
x0
pdx nh 4 2m E x dx nh
0
E
where x0 is turning point x0
1
E
4 2mE
1 tdt nh
E
0 x0
3/ 2
E
n
E 2/3
Q58. If the position of the electron in the ground state of a Hydrogen atom is measured, the probability
that it will be found at a distance r a0 ( a0 being Bohr radius) is nearest to
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Ans. : (b)
Solution: P a0 r r 2 R10 dr
2
a0
r
2
R10
a03/ 2
2r a0 r
4
P a0 r 3 r e
2 a0
dr 0.66
a0 a0
1
Q59. A system of spin particles is prepared to be in the eigenstate of z with eigenvalue 1 . The
2
system is rotated by at angle of 600 about the x -axis. After the rotation, the fraction of the
particles that will be measured to be in the eigenstate of z with eigenvalue 1 is
1 2 1 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 4 4
Ans. : (d)
Solution: Rotation with angle about x axis
U R exp i .
2
U R cos I i sin ˆ
2 2
U Rx cos I i sin ˆ x
2 2
cos 2 i sin 2
Rx Put
3
i sin cos
2 2
3 i
1
2 1
Rx 2
0 i 3 0
2 2
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3 1 i 0
2
i 2 0 2 1
2
3 1
If z is measure on , the measurement is 1 with probability and 1 with probability
4 4
1
where the spin i 1 and J is a positive constant. At inverse temperature , the
k BT
e J
(a) J (b) e 2 J
e e J
(c) tanh J (d) coth J
Ans. : (c)
Solution: i i 1
i i 1
i i 1
N 1
11
(i)
N 1 N JN
For such an Ising model for N 1
z cosh J
N
Average Energy ln z
1
N sinh J J
cosh J
NJ tanh J (ii)
Nj tanh j
i i 1 tanh j
jN
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Q61. At low temperatures, in the Debye approximation, the contribution of the phonons to the heat
capacity of a two dimensional solid is proportional to
(a) T 2 (b) T 3 (c) T 1/ 2 (d) T 3/ 2
Ans. : (a)
Solution: The dispersion relation of phonons is AK
The phonon specific heat in d -dimension is CV T d
Q62. A particle hops on a one-dimensional lattice with lattice spacing a . The probability of the
particle to hop to the neighboring site to its right is p , while the corresponding probability to
after N steps, is q p
O
(a) a Npq (b) aN pq (c) 2a Npq (d) a N
Ans. : (c)
Solution: The standard deviation of Binomial distribution Npq
Q63. The energy levels accessible to a molecule have energies E1 0, E2 and E3 2 (where
is a constant). A gas of these molecules is in thermal equilibrium at temperature T . The specific
heat at constant volume in the high temperature limit k BT varies with temperature as
1 1 1 1
(a) 3/ 2
(b) (c) (d)
T T3 T T2
Ans. : (d)
Solution: z e0 e / kBT e 2 / kBT 1
kBT
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A k BT ln z k BT ln 1 e / k BT
e 2 / k BT
2
A k B T ln 1 1 .... 1 ...
k B T k B T
3
k BT ln 3
k BT
3 1 3
k B 1ln 3 T
T kBT 3 k B T 2
3
kBT
2 1 3 1 3 3 3 3
2
k 1 3
T 2 3 3 k BT 3 k BT 2 k BT
B
2 2
3 k B T k B T
k BT k BT
kB 2 kB 2
T k BT T k B2T 2
2
2 A 1
CV T 2
T 2
T
Q64. The input Vi to the following circuit is a square wave as shown in the following figure.
Vi
T /2 T
Vi C R
0,0 t
Vo
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Vo
(c) (d) Vo
0, 0 T /2 3T /2 t 0, 0 T /2 3T /2 5T /2 t
Ans. : (c)
Solution: Differentiator circuit.
Q65. The amplitude of a carrier signal of frequency f 0 is sinusoidally modulated at a
frequency f f 0 . Which of the following graphs best describes its power spectrum?
Power Power
(a) (b)
f f
(f0 - 3f ')
(f0 - 2f ')
(f0 - 4f')
(f0 + 2f ')
(f0 + 4f')
(f0 + 3f ')
(f0 + f ')
(f0 + f ')
(f0 - f ')
f0
(f0 - f ')
f0
Power Power
(c) (d)
f f
(f0 - 2f ')
(f0 + 2f ')
(f0 + f ')
(f0 - f ')
f0
(f0 + f ')
f0
Ans. : (b)
Solution: 2sin A cos B sin A B sin A B
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M t Am cos 2 f 0t
M t
Amplitude modulated wave y t 1 C t
A
Am Am
y t A sin 2 ft sin 2 f f 0 sin 2 f f 0
2 2
Q66. The standard deviation of the following set of data
10.0,10.0,9.9,9.9,9.8,9.9,9.9,9.9,9.8,9.9 is nearest to
(a) 0.10 (b) 0.07 (c) 0.01 (d) 0.04
Ans. : (b)
xi x
2
Solution: x xi x
where x
x 99 9.9
N 10
and standard deviation is
x x
2
0.04
i
0.066
N 1 9
0.07
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Q67. The diatomic molecule HF has an absorption line in the rotational band at 40 cm 1 for the
Thus, 2 B2 39.889 cm 1
Q68. The excited state n 4, l 2 of an election in an atom may decay to one or more of the lower
n4
l2
n3
l 0 l 1 l 2
n2
l 1
1
Of the total emitted light, a fraction comes from the decay to the state ( n 2, l 1 ). Based on
4
selection rules, the fractional intensity of the emission line due to the decay to the state
n 3, l 1
3 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 0
4 2 4
Ans. 68: (a)
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Solution: According to the selection rule for electric dipole, transition is l 1 , the transition from
I I 3I
emitted light and I1 , therefore, I 2 I .
4 4 4
I2
I 3 4d
Thus, 2 n4
I 4 l2
n3 3s 3d
I1
l 0 l 1 l2
Q69. The volume of an optical cavity is 1 cm3 . The2 pnumber of modes it can support within a
n2
l 1
bandwidth of 0.1 nm , centered at 500 nm , is of the order of
where the Ba 2 ions are at the vertices of a unit cube, the O 2 ions
are at the centres of the faces while the Ti 2 is at the centre. The
number of optical phonon modes of the crystal is
(a) 12 (b) 15
(c) 5 (d) 18
Ti 4 Ba 2 O 2
Ans. : (a)
Solution: Effective number of atoms per unit cell is
1 1
neff 8 6 11 1 3 1 5
8 2
Total degree of freedom 5 3 15
The number of Acoustical phonon modes 3
The number of optical phonon modes 15 3 12
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Q71. The dispersion relation of optical phonons in a cubic crystal is given by k 0 ak 2 where
0 and a are positive constants. The contribution to the density of states due to these phonons
with frequencies just below 0 is proportional to
Ans. : (a)
3 3
L L
Solution: g k dk 4 k dk
2
4 k kdk
2 2
1
Given 0 ak 2 k 0 and d 2akdk
1/ 2
L 4
3
g d 3/ 2 0
1/ 2
2 2a
Thus, 0
1/ 2
Q72. A silicon crystal is doped with phosphorus atoms. (The binding energy of a H atom is 13.6 eV ,
the dielectric constant of silicon is 12 and the effective mass of electrons in the crystal is 0.4 me ).
The gap between the donor energy level and the bottom of the conduction band is nearest to
(a) 0.01 eV (b) 0.08 eV (c) 0.02 eV (d) 0.04 eV
Ans. : (d)
13.6 M *
Solution: Ed eV
2 Me
13.6
Ed 0.4 0.04 eV
12
2
Q73. Assume that pion-nucleon scattering at low energies, in which isospin is conserved is described
by the effective interaction potential Veff F r I .I N , where F r is a function of the radial
separation r and I and I N denote, respectively, the isospin vectors of a pion and the nucleon.
I 3/ 2 3 1
The ratio of the scattering cross-sections corresponding to total isospins I and is
I 1/ 2 2 2
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3 1 5 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 4 4 2
Ans. : None of the options is matched.
Solution: The isospin of pion is I 1
1
The isospin of nucleon is I N
2
3 1
Total isospin is I ,
2 2
There are three different - mesons
1,1 1, , 1, 0 0 , 1, 1
3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1
, 1, 0 , 1,1 , p n
2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3
3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 0
, 1, 1 , 1, 0 , p n
2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3
3 3 1 1
, 1, 1 , n
2 2 2 2
2 2
2 1 1 2
2 2
I 3 / 2 1 1
2 2
3 3 3 3
2 1 1 2
1 1 4
3 3 3 3
1
The states corresponding to I are
3
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1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0
, 1,1 , 1, 0 , n p
2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2
, 1, 0 , 1, 1 , n p
2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3
2 2
2 1 1 1 2
2 2 2
I 1/ 2 3
3 3 3 3
2 1 1 2
2
3 3 3 3
I 3 / 2 4 2
Thus
I 1/ 2 2 1
The best possible answer is option (d)
Q74. A nucleus decays by the emission of a gamma ray from an excited state of spin parity 2 to the
ground state with spin-parity 0 what is the type of the corresponding radiation?
(a) magnetic dipole (b) electric quadrupole
(c) electric dipole (d) magnetic quadrupole
Ans. : (b)
Solution: I i 2 , I 0
Q75. The low lying energy levels due to the vibrational excitations of an even-even nucleus are shown
in the figure below.
0 E4 1.35 MeV
2 E3 1.25 MeV
4 E2 1.17 MeV
2E
jp E1 0.56 MeV
E
0 E0 0 MeV
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Also, the even-even ground state is O . The 1 phonon excited state is 2 . The 2 phonons
excited states are 0 , 2 , 4 . Thus correct option is (a)
1.35 ___ 0
1.25 ____ 2 2 -phonons
1.17 ____ 4
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